Waterford is a nice little town...87 degrees inside the boat when we went to bed...took a while to get to sleep...almost snuck into the neighbors pool, about 200 ftaway from where we were docked..Ken told me he would not bail me out of jail...I almost threw him overboard..that would have cooled us down...
7:52 AM Left the dock heading to the Hudson River about 1 mile away
8:15 AM Our very last lock.The lock in Troy is a Federal lock different than NYS Canal locks...slow,slow slow.....no ropes hanging down to help hold onto...we both hung on the same cable..
We now have to work with the Tides coming in and going out and the best times to go,etc...interesting..
10:00 AM- gas in Albany Yacht Club...8.9 gal. $41.19
-ooops, boat won't start..dang, I hate when that happens...the attendant went and got his battery charger..got it going, but I wasn't leaving until we knew what the problem was and fixed it....cable loose connection and Ken changed the way he charged the batteries while the boat was running...combo of things...ok...we can go now.
10:30 we head out - Big Bad Wakes from stinkin big power boats flying by us..we really hit a couple wakes hard...good thing the mast was tied down as good as it was..the attendant warned us of bad wakes, said 2 sailboats had lost their masts this year...ugh! they could slow their boats down a little when they go by and then speed back up...one kind boater warned us of 2 boats travelling together behind him that were throwing out big wakes....and they did...idiots...I know I must be kinder...
12:30 PM Eating good ripe tomato sandwhiches and enjoying the view...
We went thru Albany, kinda busy there, but not bad...pics to follow as soon as I get a good connection and have the time to post.
2:39 PM docked at Riverview Marina...yeah! all is well...hot and tired...took our
showers after doing little chores..then walked 1 mile into town for supper...Ate at LaConca D Oro an upper class Italian Rest..weren't sure they would let us in...they did and it was great..started off with drinks, great italian bread/garlic butter..yum yum..then we had clams casino..to die for, wonderful salads...then our main course...wow..Ken had Liguinni w/white clam sauce, huge clams in it...I had the veal marsala supreme and by golly it was SUPREME!...we both took home leftovers and Ken also brought back a yummy dessert...It was suppose to be Raspberry Choc. truffle.
It was a huge looking bon bon filled with cream and raspberries thick delicious choc. bon bon...we would recommend this rest. to anyone going to Catskill, NY.
After supper and the long walk back, I got the computer out and could not sign on..so doing it this am Aug.6th...but a couple guys that were on a 42 ft sailboat heading to Mobile, Al stopped to talk with us for about 45 min...great guys with good info.....they are real sailors...3 of them taking this boat down - they will sail from Sandy Hook, NJ to Cape May, NJ....we will eventually go from Sandy Hook to Atlantic City, NJ as I don't like sailing at night...read my first post...
Painted cats are everywhere in the town of Catskill...I took pics and will post when I can...I know I have to post from day one, but posting pics is not easy and I don't always have a connection when I need one...Anyhow these cats were painted by many locals and will be auctioned off in Sept. for the Heart Association...some really neat ones...also cats running around all over the place...
That's all folks, to return soon.
feeral lock, not NYS lock...slow, slow, slow,slow
no ropes hanging down to help us...Ken and I both tied off to one cable..boat
kept floating out...windy...duh! -locked thru ok -yippy
10:00 AM- stopped at Albany Yacht club I think it was for fuel...went to start the
boat....naaaa...no go...so the attendant got his charger and came down and
jumped us...now I'm thinking..I do not want to go anywhere until we get this
battery issue straightened out...apparently loose connection...fixed...charged and off we go..
12:30 PM-eating really good tomato sandwhiches on the Hudson River
2:39 PM- docked at Riverview Marina in Catskill, NY not much there, but we are tied up and have power...the view is very pretty...got things all settled...
showered then walked to town for supper...1 mile each way...did not realize how far it was...should have ck'd before we left...met some friendly guys working on their boat and one offered to take us....we appreciated it, but thought the walk would be good after sitting on a boat all day..only thing, we didn't account for the heat...
WE ate at a great Italian Restaurant...worth every penny ..called LaConca D Oro...We started with drinks and best stinkin bread and butter ever...think we were hungry..then Ken ordered Clams Casino...man o man...delicious...then salads came that were really yummy and our main meal...Ken had Linguinni w/white clam sauce and I had Veal Marsala Supreme...both were good, but mine was Supreme...made with Marsala, Brandy in cream sauce..we both took home leftovers..plus a dessert to go..
worth the walk for sure...had to stop a few times to rest...both our backs were killing us...Catskill has all these painted cats everywhere on the street..I took pics and will add as soon as I can...they are auctioning them off Sept. 25 for heart health related cause...
Got back to the boat at 7:30- both of us medicated up and by 9 PM to bed not as hot as when we first got back...Very good day...starting to have some fun until we step the mast, then my nerves will kick in again.....later gators....
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